Study Guide Exam 1 Fall 2024 PDF

Study Guide -- Exam 1 (Rough Skeleton Outline -- Should Expand From Class Notes) 1. Ethical Frameworks (Chapter 10 -- Inspire Integrity) a. Utilitarian i. Jeremy Bentham 1. Hedonistic Calculus ii. John Stuart Mill iii. Greatest Good for Greatest Num...

Study Guide -- Exam 1 (Rough Skeleton Outline -- Should Expand From Class Notes) 1. Ethical Frameworks (Chapter 10 -- Inspire Integrity) a. Utilitarian i. Jeremy Bentham 1. Hedonistic Calculus ii. John Stuart Mill iii. Greatest Good for Greatest Number iv. Ends Justify the Means -- Consequentialist Approach / Teleological Approach b. Deontology v. Duty Based Approach vi. Kant 2. Categorical Imperative c. Virtue Ethics vii. Not action guided viii. Aristotle 3. Eudaimonia 4. Golden Mean 2. Foundations of US Legal System d. 4 Primary Sources of US Laws ix. Constitution 5. Separate unit on this 6. Supremacy Clause 7. 10^th^ Amendment 8. US Constitution and State Constitutions x. Statutory Law (statutes/ordinances) 9. Laws enacted by legislative bodies at any level of govt -- Federal, state, local/municipal 10. UCC xi. Regulatory/Administrative/Agency Laws (federal or state) xii. Case Law/Common Law/Judge Made Law e. 3 branches of government f. Federal government and state govt interactions & hierarchy of the laws g. Secondary Sources of US Law h. 3 Legal Remedies i. 3 Equitable Remedies j. Legal Precedent k. Stare Decisis xiii. 2 aspects of stare decisis xiv. 3 tiers of Courts (both Federal and State) l. Judicial Review xv. Marbury v Madison m. Jurisdiction xvi. Court needs Personal Jurisdiction and Subject Matter Jurisdiction xvii. Personal Jurisdiction: 11. Minimum contacts xviii. Subject Matter Jurisdiction 12. Federal Jurisdiction: a. Federal Question or Diversity of Citizenship n. Venue o. Standing to Sue p. Other Terminology: xix. Statute of Limitations xx. Plaintiff xxi. Defendant xxii. Appellant xxiii. Appellee xxiv. Substantive Law v Procedural Law xxv. Civil Law v Criminal Law xxvi. Majority Opinion xxvii. Dissenting Opinion xxviii. Concurring Opinion xxix. Writ of Certiorari 3. Alternative Dispute Resolution q. Negotiation r. Settlement s. Mediation t. Arbitration 4. Court Procedure u. Attorneys fees -- fixed, hourly, contingent v. The Pleadings: xxx. Complaint xxxi. Answer w. Service of Process x. Motion y. Discovery xxxii. Deposition z. Voir Dire a. Trial xxxiii. Opening statements xxxiv. Direct Examination xxxv. Cross Examination xxxvi. Closing Arguments xxxvii. Jury Instructions (Question of Fact v Question of Law) xxxviii. Verdict/Award b. Post Trial xxxix. Motions or Appeals xl. Affirm, Reverse, Remand 5. Constitutional law c. Federal Form of Govt d. Police Powers e. Privileges & Immunities Clause f. Full Faith and Credit Clause g. Separation of Powers / Checks and Balances h. Commerce Clause xli. Gibbons v Ogden i. Supremacy Clause j. Preemption k. Taxing and Spending Powers l. Bill of Rights m. Amendments 1, 4, 5, 10 and 14 n. 14^th^ Amendment xlii. Due Process xliii. Equal Protection xliv. Fundamental Rights 6. Contracts: o. 4 Elements of a Contract: xlv. Agreement / Consent / Intent / Meeting of the Minds / Mutual Assent / Offer & Acceptance 13. Duress 14. Misrepresentation in the Inducement (Fraud or Negligent Misrepresentation) 15. Undue Influence 16. Requirements of Offer and Acceptance 17. Termination of Offer/Power of Acceptance 18. Bilateral v Unilateral Contract 19. Statute of Frauds xlvi. Consideration 20. Legal Value -- benefit or detriment 21. Weighing the adequacy 22. Past Consideration Rule 23. Pre-existing Duty Rule xlvii. Capacity/Legally Competent Parties xlviii. Legality / Legal Purpose p. Other terminology: xlix. Valid l. Void li. Voidable lii. Amendment liii. Assignment and Assumption